Robbie reminded me a few days ago that we have yet to inform you that we have a new 2008 Toyota Highlander - yes, another one. After Robbie's accident that happened at the end of February, our insurance company declared that our beautiful SUV we bought in December was totaled. It was sad news since we loved everything about that vehicle and we knew with it being the beginning of 2009, it would be difficult to find an exact replacement for the same price we paid before. But fortunately, we were able to talk down a dealer in Grapevine, TX (about 3 hours from OKC) to a reasonable price and we drove down to get a new Highlander almost exactly like the one we had before. The main difference is that this one is black and our first one was gray.
It felt so great to have a second car again - FINALLY I had a way to get away from our apartment during the week! Unfortunately about 2 days after we bought it, the tire pressure warning light went off and we had to go get it checked out at a dealership here in OKC. The tire pressure was equal in all the tires, just overall a little low. So they aired them up and we were good to go. Then two days ago we were driving to church when three more warning lights went off - a check engine light, a VSC off light, and a skid warning light. It wasn't slick or raining so we knew that couldn't be the problem. We looked up the lights in the manual and there was no explanation. I was beginning to worry that we had a lemon on our hands.
So yesterday, since Robbie was working late, it was me (and Zaylee) who took the Highlander back to the dealership. I had never been there, so Robbie gave me directions. Bad directions. I ended up circling OKC on 3 different interstates before I found the dealership (thanks to my brother, Brian, who navigated my way via mapquest from his dorm room computer back at Purdue!). 45 minutes of driving to find out that our problem was a crooked gas cap. Guess who was the last one to gas up - well, it wasn't me or Zaylee. Thanks Robbie, just awesome.
So I guess I don't have a lemon, just a melon head of a husband (Sorry hon, I couldn't resist. I still love you.).
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